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Messy roots [graphic novel] : a graphic memoir of a Wuhanese American / Laura Gao ; with color and art assistance by WeiWei Xu.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780063067769 (trade paperback)
- Physical Description: 269 pages : chiefly colour illustrations ; 23 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Balzer+Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2022]
- Copyright: ©2022
Content descriptions
| Target Audience Note: | 014+. Grades 10-12. |
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| Genre: | Biographical comics. Nonfiction comics. Autobiographical comics. Graphic novels. Personal narratives. |
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | YA Gao | 31681010268738 | YADULT GN | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Seamlessly toggling between past and present, this funny graphic memoir follows a queer Chinese Americanâs immigration to Texas where she just wants to make the basketball team, escape Chinese school and figure out why she is attracted to girls. 12,000 first printing. Simultaneous. Illustrations. - HARPERCOLL
âMessy Roots is a laugh-out-loud, heartfelt, and deeply engaging story of their journey to find themself--as an American, as the daughter of Chinese immigrants, as a queer person, and as a Wuhanese American in the middle of a pandemic.ââMalaka Gharib, author of I Was Their American Dream
After spending her early years in Wuhan, China, riding water buffalos and devouring stinky tofu, Laura immigrates to Texas, where her hometown is as foreign as Marsâat least until 2020, when COVID-19 makes Wuhan a household name.
In Messy Roots, Laura illustrates her coming-of-age as the girl who simply wants to make the basketball team, escape Chinese school, and figure out why girls make her heart flutter.
Insightful, original, and hilarious, toggling seamlessly between past and present, China and America, Gaoâs debut is a tour de force of graphic storytelling.
